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14ktgold · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 398 Location: Holland, MI

Every penny counts... thank you!

sgc · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:26 am

Disappointed.

vicza · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:26 am

... don't believe that SS is the go-to place anymore ... dissapointing (especially if you consider what they raised their rates to and what their reported earnings are)... lots to come out of this I am sure !

rohitseth · Joined: 07 Jan 2005 Posts: 384 Location: Mississauga

For me, its a 20% increase over the 30 cents I'm currently getting. Frankly, I'm OK with that. Of course, I can't (and wouldn't) speak for anybody else.

Ro

shooterjt · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 31

Seriously, I was actually expecting a raise! This is insane! If you are charging people more to purchase my images I want some of the pie. This is truly insane!

medveh · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 1555 Location: Transylvania

kerioak · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:28 am

mantonino · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Posts: 1031 Location: Syracuse, NY

That's the thing isn't it?

Submitters under $500 are getting the same $ they were before - even tho SS is charging more. Submitters in the $5k to $3000 range just got a 3 freaking cent raise. THREE CENTS?! That's not even funny. 50% raise on SS should mean at least a 30% raise on our side. AT LEAST. That's a joke - a very bad, how many images can I get up on those other sites bad, joke.

jsnover · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:28 am

Don't want to flog a dead horse as I can't imagine you thought anyone would be happy with this, but, for the record, I think this is a very poor way to treat your contributors.

sumo · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 179

PLEASED ???
You expect me to be pleased that your raise your prizes 50% and give us around 0-27% and NO incentive for those already over $10.000 lifetime earnings

I am pissed not pleased to tell the truth.

teekaygee · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1016

hmmm. I sure the teaser message that the announcement would be in the first two weeks of May said we would be pleasantly surprised about the raise... I suspect a lot of people are not feeling pleasantly surprised but rather very disappointed. thanks anyway SS.

PaulCowan · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 1499

In percentage terms it varies from reasonable to pretty good, so thanks for that, but I believe it falls somewhat short of keeping pace with the increase charged to buyers, which is disappointing.

rupertx · Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Posts: 46 Location: Scotland UK

I must be honest and say I am a little disappointed with this.

I'll not remove my portfolio at this stage,after all, SS clearly views us smalltime folk as insignificant anyway.
I will however focus my main attention elsewhere.

jarek78 · Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 498 Location: Poland

disappointed :(

shooterjt · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 31